CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHERS MARKET ANALYSIS

Corneal Topographers MarketSize and Trends

Corneal Topographers Market - Market Dynamics

Increasing number of population facing cataract related eye problem and refractive error is a major factor contributing to significant growth of corneal topographer market. Moreover, the market is expected to witness positive growth with high prevalence of cataract and refractive error diseases worldwide, as corneal topographer is important imaging device to evaluate pre and post cataract and refractive error surgery.

According to the 2017 factsheet by World Health Organization (WHO), around 253 million people worldwide suffer from vision impairment, 36 million are blind, and 217 million have moderate to severe vision impairment. Moreover, the statistics indicate that refractive errors are the first cause of visual impairment and the second cause of visual loss worldwide, as 43% of visual impairments are attributed to refractive errors.

Moreover, international and national efforts to increase awareness about cataract would help improve cataract surgeries thereby increased use of corneal topographer, World Health Organization (WHO) and Task Force of International NGO have jointly prepared and launched a common agenda for global action called ‘The Vision 2020- the right to sight’ in 1999 with aim to eliminate blindness worldwide by 2020.